That being said, the question on everyone’s mind should not be why fast food restaurants and advertising are so prominent in everyday society, but what exactly is within the food these corporations are marketing to us instead? Individuals have a tendency to neglect and analyze the importance of nutrition and healthy eating as well as thoughtfully considering what is in the foods they are consuming.

While the government does make attempts to deter its citizens from eating processed, fatty, and fast foods, has the public truly been informed adequately enough to legitimately benefit their overall eating habits and subsequent health? The following writings aim to critique the current rules and guidelines of the food industry in America, as well as to shed some light on the severely hazardous chemicals that are within the foods people consume daily. What will become apparent in the later pages will reveal the ‘dark truths’ of the food industry as a whole and expose the various correlations between disease in relation to foods.